Spring-wheel.



No. 866,192. 7 PATENTED SEPT. 1'7 1907.

L. J. GASTIAU. SPRING WHEEL.

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avwentoz L .J. Castzazg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD I. OABTIAU, on s'rm'rncom, .iLBER'mjcimoA, isslon'on or nun-TENTH T CHARLES F. novnn, 0F comm), MONTANA.

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1 lpociflcetlon of mm- Pstent. mum-o Sept. 17, 1901'.

Application ma Imnhor 1mm. mm Io. 843,061. WM 5! my mam: thread; hence, u'pon turning the buckle or couple;- 6, 55

Be it known that I, Lzor'onn J. GAI'HAU, a Iubiect o! the King 0! England, raiding at Strathconn, Alberta, Cnnndm hnve invented certain new ind ueeful'hm 6 provementa in Spring-Wheels, 0! which the following in.

n specification.

This invention eppertsins to vehicle wheel: 'of the type containing yieldshleepring opokce no no to neumliu Ind nbeorhvibntion end ehock in s manner aimi- 10 lsrmto wheel: equipped with pneixmntic sod-cushion For s iull'deecn'ption of the invention snd the merits thereof end else to 5 knowledge oi the details of construction oi the'mesnn for electing the reeult, rei'erl3 ence to to he land to the following ducription snd accompnnying While the invention may he adopted to different forms and conditions hychs ngee in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or esfeatures thereoi, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the ncbompnnying drawings, in which:

Figure l in n side view of s portion of; vehicle wheel embodying the invention. Fig. 2 in a transverse necfion oi the wheel on the line z--:: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 in 1 sections} oi n opoke showing the ports on a larger scale.

Borret'pondinnnd like puts me referred to in the following description and indinted mm the views of the dlnwingu by the some reference characters.

' )9 The vehicle wheel comprises chub, s rim, snd Ipring spoken, the-letter being connected at their ends to the huh snd rim in sny deteunined wey. The hub compuisos spsced member: between which the inner ends 0! the spokes snd bolted or otherwise ancured. 'lheri'm orfelly 2 maybe hi my construction according to the design and purpoee for which the wheel h end his the outer ends of the opokel fimly ettsehsd As shown, sockets B sre prov wided st intervnls'ln thelength a: the rim end are bolt- 40. ed or otherwise fixed 11mm, lid socket! receiving the 1 ontln' ends oi the spokes which in pinnedfholted, or'

mndnisdthminnnysncultorned wey. flhospohet sr'ndlikejomntion, eacheonsisting oisections 4 snd titan-heckled, cylinder 7, and syidding eonnee '4 tion bgtween said cylinder end the ndjeeent section 4.

theiectionfiishstenedatnneendtofiesochstssnd it. oppolite end iethrasded. The section 4 makes with the tn'rmhochle i and innatb ninnmuanim imfimra n widedwith's'tollcwuorpistonswhich bum ed within the cylindersnd secured to the'innerend oi the .sefion 4." The oppoein ends a: the sections 4 snd 5 moppositilythresded; thstie,theoneistormedwith is provided with apolygonal portion 10 to admit of n ..,gd ht -hsndthrssd'nndtheethcwith-olstbhsnd which is threaded upon said eectiona,'the latter are either separated or drawn together, according to the direction oi rotation of the turn-buckle 6. o.

The cylinder 7 in of lectionnl iormation and comprince complcmentnl parts, the one fitting within the other end making acrew-thrend connection therewith, thereby admitting oi the cylinder being lengthened or shortened u may he required. The outer section 9 of the cylinder is internally threaded, and its closed end 85 wrench or other implement being fitted thereto either 7 for turning the section to vary the length of the cylinder or tohold said aection aglinnt turning when rotating the tnmhucicie 6. An sn'gula opening in formed in the cloned end oi the section 9 to receive an end portion of the section which in of corresponding shape in crock section. The section 11 ii externally threaded tometch the threade within the section 9 and its end in tapered to edmitot the inner end: of the epoitea enugly fitting when grouped shout the hub. The iollower or piston 8 is slipped upon the end portion'oi the section 4 operating in the cylinder 7 end is pinned or bolted to ssid section so ll to move therewith. A spring 12 is mounted upon the section 4 end is arranged between the piston 8 end the outer end of the cylinder 7. A 8D limiler :pring 13 is locste'd upon the opposite side 0! the piston u: etw'een it end the inner end of the cylinder. The eprink Instsin: the inward thrust upon the spoke whereas the spring 12 the outward thrust cone in; upon said Ipoke- It in to he underetood that the springs 13 end 13 may be replaced by ruhber buffer! or other yielding :neana commonly employed to ndmit ot a rebounding action.

It in to he understood thst each of the spokce euetsim s proportionatefsmount oi the loud and etrsin either by s compicaive or n pulling notion, sccording to the peei- 'tion of the spoke in the xotstion oi the wheel. By this means the loed'is equalized upo'n the wheel 'snd the let-' to: need not be of excdvely hesvy structum in its puts. Itwill else be observed thstthehuh Ind rim oi the wheel m 'sdopted to yield rolstiwely, tho'spdnp serving e mom hnm nm; in: ths vehicle equipped with compantivn'lyeesyridinl.

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s at the'sdjustshlilecthss 2. in I when 01 0! ishsnet'et mild, the contain It'd! "Gut-Ill, M It! Along the: silent. Isos' one of .8 plates! as. 

